diff --git a/dog_years.cpp b/dog_years.cpp
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+#include <iostream>
+
+int main() {
+  // variable of my dogs age
+  int dog_age = 12;
+  // dogs first two years is equal to 21 human years
+  int early_years = 21;
+  // following years count as 4 human years
+  int later_years = (dog_age - 2) * 4;
+  // dogs total human years is early years plus later_years
+  int human_years = early_years + later_years;
+  // can also be written in one line below
+  // int early_years, later_years, human_years;
+  std::cout << "MY name is Courage! Ruff ruff, I am " << human_years << " years old in human years.\n";
+}
diff --git a/initials.cpp b/initials.cpp
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+// comment with fun fact here
+
+#include <iostream>
+
+int main() {
+  // program here
+  std::cout << "mm        mm\n";
+  std::cout << "m  m     m   m\n";
+  std::cout << "m  m     m   m\n";
+  std::cout << "m    m m     m\n";
+  std::cout << "m            m\n";
+
+    std::cout << "mmmmmmmmmm\n";
+  std::cout << "m          m\n";
+  std::cout << "mmmmmmmmmmmmm\n";
+  std::cout << "m          m\n";
+  std::cout << "m          m\n";
+  // std::cout "m\n";
+  // std::cout "m\n";
+  // std::cout "m\n";
+  // std::cout "m\n";
+}